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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Bex remember Hugh getting out from under her Mini Cooper?

2. In "Five P.M.," on what corner is the Center located?

3. What grade was Izzy in when she got a new box of Crayola crayons?

4. Who had stabbed George at the Center?

5. How old was Wren when Hugh first showed her Betelgeuse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Joy told about the costs of an abortion?

2. What does George do after he lets Wren go?

3. Why did Joy end up in foster care?

4. What did Olive do when George shot at Wren and why?

5. What has caused places like the Center to go out of business?

6. What did Izzy remember about being poor?

7. Why did Mandy have an abortion?

8. What did Hugh remember happened when Wren was two?

9. Why was Beth under arrest in a hospital?

10. Why did Bex take Wren to the Center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wren is raised by her father. Who does Wren turn to when there is a crisis? What does Wren think of her father? What does he think of her? Why does Wren think she is lucky to have her father? How would you describe the relationship between Hugh and Wren and why is it unusual?

Essay Topic 2

Janine has preconceived ideas about the Center. What causes Janine to have certain ideas about what the Center is like? How is the Center different from what Janine imagined? How are her assumptions different from the reality she encounters at the Center?

Essay Topic 3

Izzy performs well during the crises happening during the standoff. What has shaped Izzy’s character? What is revealed about how circumstances shape character through Izzy?

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